ROLL OF MEMBERS OF THE OHIO COMMANDERY

MILITARY ORDER OF THE

LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES.
With an Introductory Sketch Giving the History and Patriotic Objects of the Order.

THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION is an association of officers and honorably discharged officers of the army, navy, and marine corps of the United States, regular and volunteer, who took part in the suppression of the rebellion. It was organized in Philadelphia in 1865. The Order acknowledges as its fundamental principles: (1st) a belief and trust in Almighty God; (2d) true allegiance to the United States of America. Its objects are to cherish the memories of the war waged for the unity of the Republic, to strengthen the ties of fellowship formed by companionship in arms, to advance the best interests of its members, to extend assistance to families of deceased members when required, to foster the cultivation of military and naval science, and to enforce allegiance to the general government.

The Order is organized into State Commanderies, of which there are now seventeen, with a total membership of over 5,000. There is also a National Commandery-in-Chief, composed of the Commanders, ex-Commanders, Vice-Commanders, ex-Vice-Commanders, Recorders, and ex-Recorders of the different Commanderies. The Commandery-in-Chief is the supreme judicial and executive body. It meets once a year. It was instituted 21st October, 1885. Previous to this time the Pennsylvania Commandery acted as Commandery-in-Chief. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock was the first Commander-in-Chief. Upon his death Gen. Philip H. Sheridan succeeded him. Col. John P. Nicholson is Recorder

in-Chief. The headquarters are at Philadelphia, Pa. A congress composed of the Commander-in-Chief, Recorder-in-Chief, and three delegates from each Commandery assembles once every four years. All legislative powers, not reserved by the Constitution to the State Commanderies, are vested in it. The Order is not sectarian and is not political, nor is it secret. Its members are known as Companions, and are of three classes. The first class is composed of commissioned officers and honorably discharged commissioned officers of the United States army, navy, or marine corps, regular or volunteer, who were actually engaged in the suppression of the rebellion. Also, the eldest, direct, male, lineal descendants, or male heirs in collateral branches, of officers who died prior to 31st December, 1885, who at the time of death were eligible.

To the second class are eligible the eldest sons, twenty-one years of age, of living, original members. Upon the death of those through whom they derive membership, Companions of the second class become Companions of the first class.

A third class is composed of civilians who were distinguished for conspicuous loyalty to the government during the Rebellion.

The diploma of membership and insignia of the Order may be conferred, by a vote of a congress of the Order, after nomination by the Commandery-in-Chief, upon any gentleman who served during the war of the Rebellion on staff duty without commission.

Those so chosen are known as Members-at-Large, and are recognized as firstclass Companions of the State Commandery they affiliate with.

This distinguished honor has been conferred upon two members of the Ohio Commandery: the late Col. John H. Devereaux, of Cleveland, who during the war was Superintendent of Military railroads in Virginia, and Maj. William D. Bickham, of Dayton, who served on the staff of Gen. W. S. Rosecrans.

The Insignia of the Order is a badge pendant by a link and a ring of gold from a tricolored ribbon. The badge is a cross of eight points gold and enamel, with rays forming a star. In the centre on the obverse side is a circle with the national eagle displayed, and around it the motto, Lex regit arma tuenter. On the reverse side are crossed sabres, surmounted by a fasces, on which is the Phrygian cap; around it an arch of thirteen stars and a wreath of laurel; in the circle about it the legend: "M. O. Loyal Legion, U. S., MDCCCLXV."

The Commandery of Ohio was instituted 7th February, 1883. Its headquarters are at Nos. 57 and 59 Fourth street, Cincinnati, where it has neat and commodious rooms for its office, library, and meetings. It holds seven regular meetings each year. At each meeting-except the annual election in May-a paper is read by some one of the members, giving his personal recollections of some campaign or battle in which he was a participant. Two volumes, of 600 pages each, of these papers have already been published by the Commandery, and it is intended to publish one annually.

OFFICERS OHIO COMMANDERY, 1889-1890.

Commander--Brev. Lieut.-Col. E. C. Dawes, U. S. V.

Senior Vice-Commander-Brev. Maj.-Gen. J. Warren Keifer, U. S. V.
Junior Vice-Commander-Brev. Col. Cornelius Cadle, Jr., U. S. V.

Recorder-Capt. Robert Hunter, U. S. V.

Registrar-Capt. James C. Michie, U. S. V.
Treasurer-Brev. Maj. F. B. James, U. S. V.

Chancellor-Capt. William E. Crane, U. S. V.

Chaplain-Capt. George A. Thayer, U. S. V.

Council-Maj. W. H. Chamberlin, U. S. V.; Brev. Brig.-Gen. R. W. Healy, U. S. V.; Brev. Maj. W. R. Lowe, U. S. A.; Brev. Maj. William R. McComas, U. S. V.; Lieut.-Col. George M. Finch, U. S. V.

MEMBERS OF OHIO

COMMANDERY, JUNE, 1889.

Abbott, E. A., Capt. 23d O. V. I., Cleveland, O. Abbott, H. R., 1st Lieut. 180th O. V. I. (Transferred to Mich.)

Abbott, N. B., 1st Lieut. 20th Conn. V., Columbus, O.

Abert, J. W., Maj. U. S. Engineers, Brev. Lieut.-
Col. U. S. A., Newport, Ky.

Adae, C. A. G., Capt. 4th O. V. C., Cincinnati, O.
Alexander, I. N., Lieut.-Col. 46th O. V. I., Van
Wert, O.

Campbell, John, Capt. 70th O. V. I. (Trans-
ferred to D. C.)
Carnahan, J. R., Capt. 86th Ind. Vol. Inf. (Trans- Conger, K. B. (Second Class), Akron, O.
ferred to Ind.)

Conger, A. L., 1st Lieut. 115th O. V. I., Ak-
ron, O.

Carrick, A. L., Maj.-Surgeon 2d E. Tenn. V. Cav.,
Cincinnati, O.

Casement, J. S., Col. 103d O. V. I., and Brev.
Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Painesville, O.

Cavett, G. W., 1st Lieut. 53d O. V. I., Cincin-
nati, O.

Chamberlain, H. S., 1st Lieut. 2d O. V. C., Capt.
and A. Q. M. U. S. V., Chattanooga, Tenn.
Chamberlin, J. W., Capt. 123d O. V. I., Brev.
Maj. U. S. V., Tiffin, Ò.

Chamberlin, W. H., Maj. 81st O. V. I., Cincin-
nati, O.

Chamberlin, W. P., 1st Lieut. 23d O. V. I., Knoxville, Tenn.

Chance, J. C., Capt. 13th U. S. I., David's Isl-
and, N. Y.

Chance, J., 1st Lieut. 17th U. S. I. (Deceased.)
Chandler, D. J., 2d Lieut. 17th Me. Vol. Inf.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.

Chapman, J. H., Capt. 5th Conn. Vol. Inf., Capt.
Vet. Res. Corps, Soldiers' Home, Dayton, O.
Chase, D. H., Capt. 9th Ind. Vol. Inf., Capt. 17th
U.S. I. (Transferred to Ind.)

Cherry, E. V., 1st Lieut. 63d O. V. I., Cincin-
nati, O.

Chester, F. S., Capt. 2d Conn. Vol. Inf., Cuyahoga
Falls, O.

Childe, C. B., Capt. 8th Vt. Vol. Inf., Wyom-
ing, O.

Childe, J. B. (Second Class), Wyoming, O.

Chisman, Homer, 1st Lieut. 7th Ind. Vol. Inf.,
Ludlow, Ky.

Churchill, M., Col. 27th O. V. I., Brev. Brig..
Gen. U. S. V., Zanesville, O.

Cist, H. M., Maj. and A. A. G., Brev. Brig.-Gen.
U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.

Clark, D. M., 1st Lieut. 83d Ill. Vol. Inf.,
Elyria, O.

Clarke, J. S., Maj. 8th Ky. Vol. Inf., Lexing-
ton, Ky.

Clarke, R. W., Capt. 120th N. Y. V. I., Toledo, O.
Clarke, W. C., 1st Lieut. and Reg. Com. 2d Ill.
Cav., Lithopolis, O.

Coates, B. F.. Col. 91st O. V. I., Brev. Brig. Gen.
U. S. V., Mineral Springs, O.
Cochran, N. D. (Second Class), Toledo, O.
Cochran, R. H., 1st Lieut. 15th O. V. I., To-
ledo, O.

Cochran, T. J., 1st Lieut. 77th O. V. I., San
Francisco, Cal.

Cockerill, J. A. (First Class by Inh.), New York
City, N. Y.

Coe, E. S., Lieut.-Col. 196th O. V. I., Cleve-
land, O.

Coleman, Horace, Maj.-Surgeon 147th O. V. I.,
Troy, Ó.

Collamore, G. A., Maj.-Surgeon 100th O. V. I.,
Toledo, O.

Collins, C. L. (First Class by Inh.), 2d Lieut. 24th
Inf., Fort Bayard, N. M.

Comly, Clifton, Maj. Ordnance Dept. U. S. A.
(Transferred to Ind.)

Comly, J. M., Col. 23d O. V. I., Brev. Brig.-Gen.
U. S. V. (Deceased.)

Comstock, D. W., Capt. 121st Ind. Vol. Inf.
(Transferred to Ind.)

Conner, P. S., Assist.-Surgeon, Brev. Maj. U. S.
A., Cincinnati, O.

Conrad, J., Col. U. S. A. (Retired.) (Transferred
to D. C.)

Cooke, H. P., Capt. and A. A. G. U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.

Cooke, W. W., Capt. 182d O. V. I., Toledo, O.
Coon, John, Maj. and Paymaster U. S. A., Cleve-
land, O.

Cope, Alexis, Capt. 15th O. V. I., Columbus, O.
Corbin, D. T., Capt. 3d Vt. Vol. Inf., Capt. Vet.
Res. Corps, Brev. Maj. U. S. V. (Transferred
to Ill.)

Corbin, H. C., Maj. and A. A. G., U. S. A., Brev.
Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Chicago, Ill.

Coverdale, R. T., Capt. 48th O. V. I., Capt. and
A. Q. M. U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.
Cowan, A., Capt. 1st N. Y. Ind. Batt. Light Art.,
Brev. Lieut. Col. U. S. V., Louisville, Ky.
Cowen, B. R., Maj. and Paymaster U. S. A.,
Brev. Brig.-Gen. U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.
Cox, J. D., Maj.-Gen. U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.
Cox, J. D., Jr. (Second Class), Cleveland, O.
Cox, Theo., Lieut.-Col., Brev. Col. and A. A. G.
23d A. C., Cincinnati, O.

Crane, W. E., Capt. 4th O. V. C., Cincinnati, O.
Crawford, G. S., Capt. 49th O. V. I., Cinein-

nati, O.

Crawford, James, Capt. 91st O. V. I., West
Union, O.

Crook, Geo., Maj.-Gen. U. S. A., Chicago, Ill.
Cross, F. G., 1st Lieut. 84th Ind. V. I., Cincin-
nati, O.

Crouse, G. W. (Third Class), Akron, O.

Crowell, J., Capt. and A. A. G. U. S. V. (De-
ceased.)

Crumit, C. K., Capt. 53d O. V. I., Jackson, O.
Cullen, Robt., Capt. 74th O. V. I., Cincinnati, O.
Cumback, Wm., Maj. and Paymaster U. S. A.
(Transferred to Ind.)

Currie, G. E., Lieut.-Col. 1st Inf. Miss. Marine
Reg., Dayton, Ky.

Cushing, H. K., Maj.-Surgeon 7th O. V. I., Cleve
land, O.

Cushing, W. E. (Second Class), Cleveland, O. Cutler, Carroll, 1st Lieut. 85th O. V. . Clovaland, O.

Davies, S. W., Capt. 1st O. V. I., Daytoin, .
Dawes, E. C., Maj. 53d O. V. I., Brev. Lieut.-Col.
U. S. V., Cincinnati, O.

Dawes, R. R., Lieut.-Col. 6th Wis. V. I., Brev.
Brig. Gen. U. S. V., Marietta, O.

Day, J. B., Maj. 6th U. S. Colored Cav., San
Antonio, Texas.

Dayton, L. M., Col. U. S. A., Cincinnati, O.
De Bus, Henry, Capt. 1st U. S. Colored Cav.
(Deceased.)

De Gress, J. C., Capt. 9th U. S. Cav., Brev. Lieut.-
Col. (Retired), Washington, D. C.

Dennis, C. P., 1st Lieut. 47th O. V. I., Ports-
mouth, O.

Devereux, J. H., Col and Vol. Aid by appoint-
ment. (Deceased.)

De Witt, Calvin, Maj.-Surgeon U. S. A., Beaver
Falls, Pa.